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meyer talks about the battle in afghanistan and his efforts to rescue soldiers that were ambushed by taliban forces. dakota meyer became the first living marine to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam war. this is about 45 minutes. >> i would like to welcome everybody. this is my official welcome. we are honored to have you here today. we are part of an elite club of authors. there are many that are active here in the american legion post the other thing i want to mention is each of you have a card that looks something like this. several years ago, we began a program called support the troops. the weather was books or dvds or even ipods, batteries, some of the things that they let us know that they needed, and we collected a few boxes and sent them to the troops. each year it has gotten bigger and bigger and bigger. i think last year we sent over 300 boxes to the troops, and we collected a lot of money, which, of course, if you come to the event and you haven't brought a set of batteries, don't need to feel that because there are 25-dollar bags, 50-dollar backs, 40,000-dollar bags, i
meyer talks about the battle in afghanistan and his efforts to rescue soldiers that were ambushed by taliban forces. dakota meyer became the first living marine to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam war. this is about 45 minutes. >> i would like to welcome everybody. this is my official welcome. we are honored to have you here today. we are part of an elite club of authors. there are many that are active here in the american legion post the other thing i want to mention is each...
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the pakistani military has launched several offensives against the taliban which seeks to oust the country's government. llambias capital bogota has been rocked by massive protests as students and actually was swarmed the streets demanding changes in the country's economic policies police responded with tear gas and water cannon arresting more than seventy people they protested against financial inequality demonstrations were not limited to the capital only as around three thousand three hundred thousand people participated nationwide. so the only troops along with the african union forces have gained control over a town held by al qaeda linked islam that they reportedly did it without firing a single bullet they didn't meet any resistance the army has been struggling to drive hardline insurgents out of the country but still control several towels north east of the capital and along the coastline. you're up to date up next r.t. talks to join us posit a consultant to the u.s. state department discussing america's current foreign policy. wealthy british style. is not on. the. market why not co
the pakistani military has launched several offensives against the taliban which seeks to oust the country's government. llambias capital bogota has been rocked by massive protests as students and actually was swarmed the streets demanding changes in the country's economic policies police responded with tear gas and water cannon arresting more than seventy people they protested against financial inequality demonstrations were not limited to the capital only as around three thousand three...
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and the taliban said these guys already said they're leaving, why would we talk? i think they are already paying attention to the pakistanis. karzai's government is totally alien to their national interests, they are more likely wanting to see a pasthun-dominated government there. so there is really little reason to see we'll get much out of the negotiations. secretary clinton is brilliant as a diplomat, she is trying to pull together what she has got. but the fact of the matter is, we're coming out. the taliban knows it. so does the karzai government, why would this not be a bad situation? >> so looking at history, sir, is the u.s. the soviet union? >> well, no, not at all. we're actually in there, and i think in a legitimate way. with a punitive expedition to try to respond to the attack, which was launched and coordinated from afghanistan. and, so i think the intervention was legitimate. it was flawed execution, starting with the bush team. president obama surged more forces in there, did some good on the ground. but it didn't produce an afghan government that
and the taliban said these guys already said they're leaving, why would we talk? i think they are already paying attention to the pakistanis. karzai's government is totally alien to their national interests, they are more likely wanting to see a pasthun-dominated government there. so there is really little reason to see we'll get much out of the negotiations. secretary clinton is brilliant as a diplomat, she is trying to pull together what she has got. but the fact of the matter is, we're...
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malala yousufzai who was shot by the taliban. the taliban sought to silence her an education advocate for girls. her condition has stabilized. but she and her father continue to face death threats. >> i'm joined by an msnbc contributor and foreign policy analyst for newsweek. talk to me first about what the message -- this is an act certainly against malala but an act of terrorism against girls in general. what is the message the taliban was attempting to send here? >> the message is clear. don't dare to shape society. this is what malala was doing. this is what the women in pakistan and afghanistan start access to education after september 11th. they start to go back to school. then when you go back to school bs you're a free thinker, a critical thinker. you might not accept their view of the world. they want to impose on the girls to stay ignorant and they can control their brain and bodies. they are not only losing the battle, they're losing the argument. what i'm angry here about is not that they only did it, the fact that pa
malala yousufzai who was shot by the taliban. the taliban sought to silence her an education advocate for girls. her condition has stabilized. but she and her father continue to face death threats. >> i'm joined by an msnbc contributor and foreign policy analyst for newsweek. talk to me first about what the message -- this is an act certainly against malala but an act of terrorism against girls in general. what is the message the taliban was attempting to send here? >> the message...
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, this pakistani taliban, afghan taliban, but both want to restrict girl's rights to get an education and she's 14 years old shot in the head by the taliban and trying to silence women and young girls and she deserves the peace prize and i will see this, the euro-weenies who give out the nobel peace prize to the eu, it's not as appalling as when they gave it to yasser arafat and barack obama after being president for-- >> can i say this about that, eu getting the nobel peace prize is like praising your drug addicted kid for showing up for school every day, it's beside the point. the eu is about to go into a huge depression, everything is going i don't think, not right, they don't deserve a nobel peace prize. stuart: why did they give it to them. what's the motivation? i don't get it. >> if i could explain it i would. you went through the track record who they've given the prize to in the past. stuart: i want to go back to the 14-year-old pakistani girl. if anybody deserved it, that brave young woman. and do you know that the taliban have been dumping bodies around her parents' house a
, this pakistani taliban, afghan taliban, but both want to restrict girl's rights to get an education and she's 14 years old shot in the head by the taliban and trying to silence women and young girls and she deserves the peace prize and i will see this, the euro-weenies who give out the nobel peace prize to the eu, it's not as appalling as when they gave it to yasser arafat and barack obama after being president for-- >> can i say this about that, eu getting the nobel peace prize is like...
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ii and june 28th, 2005, this is how it went down, he was leading a four man team tracking down a key taliban leader after being shot in the back he left a protected position to get a signal to radio for backup and, he and two other seals were killed that day along with 16 of his rescuers which also included seals and night stalkers with their helicopter, which was shot down. >> mortally wounded, lieutenant michael murphy found the time to say thank you in his final transmission to those directing assistance to his position. >> reporter: well, even when growing up, murphy's nickname was protector, because he stood up for kids who were billied and michael murphy's mother, maureen says the medal of honor, was always honorable, selfless and strong. >> people said to me, oh, you know, just a big dropout rate, don't worry about that and i said, oh, no, you don't know my mike. he never quits, he'll make whatever he sets out to do. he always sat in the back and even in school, he always rose to the top. i'm proud of him. >> reporter: so is america, really, the 9200-ton ship will be in new york city
ii and june 28th, 2005, this is how it went down, he was leading a four man team tracking down a key taliban leader after being shot in the back he left a protected position to get a signal to radio for backup and, he and two other seals were killed that day along with 16 of his rescuers which also included seals and night stalkers with their helicopter, which was shot down. >> mortally wounded, lieutenant michael murphy found the time to say thank you in his final transmission to those...
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not much support for the taliban. one of the questions we asked was, if the taliban or al qaeda were on the pole in an election in your area, would you vote for them? it was less than 1%. quite a lot of hostility to the taliban. also, a real dislike of u.s. military activity in the region. as i have been thinking about the drone program, christopher mentioned this issue of national sovereignty, at the end of the day, that is the issue that makes people -- and do the thought experiment where canada had a drone program where they were taking out members of the mafia in new york with a high degree of success. residents were also being killed in the process. we would be up in arms in canada. that is the analogy. in pakistan, it takes several different forms, from their perspective, that the united states has done for raymond davis. the osama bin laden raid, they did not get a heads up for. the killing on the border by a naval air strike, and the drone program. all of these accounts for the 9% favorability rating we have i
not much support for the taliban. one of the questions we asked was, if the taliban or al qaeda were on the pole in an election in your area, would you vote for them? it was less than 1%. quite a lot of hostility to the taliban. also, a real dislike of u.s. military activity in the region. as i have been thinking about the drone program, christopher mentioned this issue of national sovereignty, at the end of the day, that is the issue that makes people -- and do the thought experiment where...
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marines urinating on taliban corpses in aft afghanistan but not say when asked directly and when pressed with a follow-up would not say if the u.s. was right to apologize for burning korans. no answer. no position on that. george w. bush administration apologized for that, the obama administration did, too. paul ryan is running with a guy who literally wrote a book callcall ed "no apologies." does he also mean no apology for that? no answer. whether a strike on iran would be an effective means of stopping iran from developing a nuclear weapon, biden said yes to that question, paul ryan, no answer. asked what a romney/ryan administration would do differently on iran and syria than is more strong than what the obama administration is doing since they've criticized the administration as weak, what would they do that would be stronger? no answer from paul ryan which led joe biden to say, hey, the only other thing we're not doing that we could be doing is war. are you saying you want a war? no answer. here's my favorite one. >> let me ask you quickly what's your criteria for intervention? >>
marines urinating on taliban corpses in aft afghanistan but not say when asked directly and when pressed with a follow-up would not say if the u.s. was right to apologize for burning korans. no answer. no position on that. george w. bush administration apologized for that, the obama administration did, too. paul ryan is running with a guy who literally wrote a book callcall ed "no apologies." does he also mean no apology for that? no answer. whether a strike on iran would be an...
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and not much support for the taliban. one of the questions we asked was, if the taliban or al qaeda, or on the polls in an election in your area, would you vote for them? the answer was less than 1% in both cases. so the picture that emerges is a lot of hostility toward al qaeda and toward the taliban. and a real dislike of u.s. military activity in the region. as i have been thinking about the drug program, christopher mentioned the issue of national sovereignty, at the end of the day that is really the issue that makes people oppose this. the perception of civilian casualties or the actuality, that's real. there was some drone program where they were taking out members of the mafia in buffalo, new york, with a high degree of success, but a small number of buffalo residents are also being killed in the process, we would be of enormous -- we would be up in arms against canada. so people are objecting to infringement of their national sovereignty. raymond davis, cia. and the osama bin laden raid that pakistan did not get a
and not much support for the taliban. one of the questions we asked was, if the taliban or al qaeda, or on the polls in an election in your area, would you vote for them? the answer was less than 1% in both cases. so the picture that emerges is a lot of hostility toward al qaeda and toward the taliban. and a real dislike of u.s. military activity in the region. as i have been thinking about the drug program, christopher mentioned the issue of national sovereignty, at the end of the day that is...
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the taliban, however, are threatening to kill her if she does survive. this 14-year-old girl stood up to the taliban, she stood up for girls' education in pakistan. schools in pakistan were renamed after her. she's being called a modern day anne frank by former first lady laura bush who wrote in an editorial in "the washington post" this morning, quote: we must speak up before these acts occur, work to insure they do not happen again and keep our courage to continue to resist the ongoing cruelty and barbarism of the taliban. malala refused to look the other way. we owe it to her courage and sacrifice to do the same. >> i know that the president found the news reprehensible and disgusting and tragic. we strongly condemn the shooting of malala. >> reporter: there's been a backlash in pakistan by schoolgirls shorting malala is alive. the world first got to know her when she began writing a blog in 2009 after the taliban shut down and burned down 150 girls' schools in her village 175 miles from the capital, islamabad. quote: i felt hurt on opening my wardrob
the taliban, however, are threatening to kill her if she does survive. this 14-year-old girl stood up to the taliban, she stood up for girls' education in pakistan. schools in pakistan were renamed after her. she's being called a modern day anne frank by former first lady laura bush who wrote in an editorial in "the washington post" this morning, quote: we must speak up before these acts occur, work to insure they do not happen again and keep our courage to continue to resist the...
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headlines making news out on the west coast, the los angeles times has a story on the outrage following the taliban's attack on the school girl in pakistan. the article quotes experts who say although many people are upset about the shooting there are tomorrow obstacles that would lead to a crackdown against islamic militants in that country. >>> the salt lake tribune has a story on how enrollment at utah's public colleges has fallen for the first time in four years. some schools have made admissions tougher. others foresee enrollments slipping as more students opt for mormon missions. >>> the idaho press tribune has a story on how popular movies and shows have the biggest influence on the costumes people pick for hallowe'en. according to a new poll 41% of the people plan on dressing up as post apocalyptic walkers inspired no doubt by the walking dead. americans are expected to spend 10% more this hallowe'en than in years past. >>> president obama's in virginia today preparing for the next presidential debate on tuesday. so for more on that a new fallout from this week's vice-president debate i'm joi
headlines making news out on the west coast, the los angeles times has a story on the outrage following the taliban's attack on the school girl in pakistan. the article quotes experts who say although many people are upset about the shooting there are tomorrow obstacles that would lead to a crackdown against islamic militants in that country. >>> the salt lake tribune has a story on how enrollment at utah's public colleges has fallen for the first time in four years. some schools have...
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shot in ahead by the taliban extremist on her way home from school. because she stood up to the taliban when they took over and ordered all girls' schools to be closed down. she revealed that this was like her writings with life under the brutal control that education end would prevail. we cannot let her or her courageous action be forgot 10. or those in afghanistan to face threats from the taliban as they go to school. the combined forces of the eight year-old organization dedicated to a dancing rates around the world. learning high school and medical students learn about human rights with schools and communities to ensure every girl has access to quality education. to insure grows are seen and heard, today with the international partners calls school assemblies, even a flash mobs that grand central station for challenges girls face around the world. and said teacher advisers are here. please stand up where you are sitting. from thomas jefferson high school for science and technology. >> georgetown day school school, albert einstein high-school. [app
shot in ahead by the taliban extremist on her way home from school. because she stood up to the taliban when they took over and ordered all girls' schools to be closed down. she revealed that this was like her writings with life under the brutal control that education end would prevail. we cannot let her or her courageous action be forgot 10. or those in afghanistan to face threats from the taliban as they go to school. the combined forces of the eight year-old organization dedicated to a...
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blast went outside an office for anti-taliban tribal leaders. they are searching for an illinois mom and two young daughters. they were reported missing a week ago. the storm is pounding the eastern caribbean with heavy rains that could cause severe flooding. that storm is about 135 miles south-southeast of st. croiix. >> they fought for our freedom overseas. they are fighting to save lives. nearly every member of latest class of firefighters is military vet. anna is live new york city newsroom. >> reporter: the city of newark has a new class of firefighters that why were heroes before they put on a uniform. nearly all the recruits are veterans, 28 out of 31 and it's not a coincidence. there is new push across the country to hire veterans when they return home. job searching is one of many struggles they experience while putting their lives back together. last month the unemployment rate was 9.7% for veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. compared to the national average of 7.8%. >> at one point in my career to get home it was very hard t
blast went outside an office for anti-taliban tribal leaders. they are searching for an illinois mom and two young daughters. they were reported missing a week ago. the storm is pounding the eastern caribbean with heavy rains that could cause severe flooding. that storm is about 135 miles south-southeast of st. croiix. >> they fought for our freedom overseas. they are fighting to save lives. nearly every member of latest class of firefighters is military vet. anna is live new york city...
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today we have confirmation he's had multiple engagements with the taliban on the battlefield. he provides covering fire from apache attack helicopters on emergency rescue missions. >> the fire power they deliver, the support they bring to the battlefield is at an incomparable level. >> reporter: harry has trained long and hard for this. even as child, it was clear he was destined for the military. his first trip to afghanistan five years ago lasted ten weeks. cut short when it became public. >> it's not painful to be here. you're doing a job, to be with such fantastic people. >> reporter: but as we know well, there is another side to the prince. he likes to party. before he headed off to afghanistan, he got caught in las vegas with his pants down -- literally. i think prince harry is already a very popular figure. sometimes his mistakes turn into his positives. people look at the las vegas escapades and think it was a soldier letting off steam before a second deployment. i think people do love this image of him really being exactly as he seems. you look at harry and you think
today we have confirmation he's had multiple engagements with the taliban on the battlefield. he provides covering fire from apache attack helicopters on emergency rescue missions. >> the fire power they deliver, the support they bring to the battlefield is at an incomparable level. >> reporter: harry has trained long and hard for this. even as child, it was clear he was destined for the military. his first trip to afghanistan five years ago lasted ten weeks. cut short when it...
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and the taliban is terrified of that. the last thing they need it to know that the united states may not leave as quickly as they expect. and look what happened in iraq. boy, we stopped our deadline and we didn't work all that hard to make sure that schmidt [inaudible] with iraq. and look at iraq today. with a man who is trying very hard to become a shia, with civil war breaking out again, without had acted not only in iraq but in iraq's neighbors, so how well have we done? have we brought peace and democracy to iraq? by the iraqi people safe? the answer we know is now mac. so the difference is, mr. romney says for those years, there's a glitch i don't want to do, how many troops, how me troops will depend on the situation on the ground? what you don't want to have is an announcement ahead of time we will have x number of troops, or y. number of years and let the taliban plan against the. because if we announce what we're going to do, it's like telegraphing in basketball. the best way to get the other team to steal your b
and the taliban is terrified of that. the last thing they need it to know that the united states may not leave as quickly as they expect. and look what happened in iraq. boy, we stopped our deadline and we didn't work all that hard to make sure that schmidt [inaudible] with iraq. and look at iraq today. with a man who is trying very hard to become a shia, with civil war breaking out again, without had acted not only in iraq but in iraq's neighbors, so how well have we done? have we brought...
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that made 14-year-old malala an enemy of the taliban. today, gunmen hunted her down at her school in pakistan. police say her classmates tried to protect her. but the men waited until she came out and they shot her, once in the neck, once in the head. a taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they wanted to kill her for at least a year, to silence a voice that dared to speak out against them. >> they cannot stop me, i will get my education, if it is in home, school or any place. >> reporter: this 2009 interview with a journalist was one the girl gave as one of the best known, most outspoken and youngest critics of the extremist forces ravaging her country. >> i was very scared. the militants threw acid on my face. they can do anything. >> reporter: she refused to let fear silence her. in her diary, translated and published by the bbc, she described life under taliban rule. i was afraid going to school, she wrote, because the taliban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending school. she went anyway. ins
that made 14-year-old malala an enemy of the taliban. today, gunmen hunted her down at her school in pakistan. police say her classmates tried to protect her. but the men waited until she came out and they shot her, once in the neck, once in the head. a taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they wanted to kill her for at least a year, to silence a voice that dared to speak out against them. >> they cannot stop me, i will get my education, if it is in home,...
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let them go to taliban. who cares. >> eric: because they'll end up in pakistan. >> bob: they are not. >> eric: full up the full screen on what laura logan said. she said exact revenge and let the world know that the united states will not be attacked on her own soil, that its ambassadors, chrissteins, will not be murdered and the united states will not stand by and do nothing about it. she is not mincing words. >> andrea: the dilly-dallying. even bob makes a good point there. if the president is going to get out, then get out. why is he dragging this on and on? why is he so public about it? we can't get an answer on who or what caused the attack in libya. let alone get an answer from the administration on the policy of radical islam. i think there are different names for the groups, whether it's al-qaeda, islamic magrab, the goal is the same. remember, the goal is the same. launch jihad until we're allgoneed by muslims or we all become a muslim. they will not stop no matter what we blame it on, cartoon or vi
let them go to taliban. who cares. >> eric: because they'll end up in pakistan. >> bob: they are not. >> eric: full up the full screen on what laura logan said. she said exact revenge and let the world know that the united states will not be attacked on her own soil, that its ambassadors, chrissteins, will not be murdered and the united states will not stand by and do nothing about it. she is not mincing words. >> andrea: the dilly-dallying. even bob makes a good point...
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many demonstrate against the taliban. the shooting has brought new focus to malala situation, the fight for education. >> there can be nothing more cowardly. her story has captured the world's attention. >> yesterday's attack reminds us of the challenge the girls face, whether it is poverty or marginalization, or even violence, just for speaking out for basic rights. >> reporter: malala yousufzai may become a combined force. they vow to attack her again if she recovers. >> they have added her father to the hit list. doctors say she has shown some improvement in the next day but that the next 24 hours will be critical. before they can tell if the gunmen still at large have permanently silenced the courage of a 14-year-old girl. nbc news, kabul. >>> and up next, the warning about car air bags that may not work, the moment they're truly needed. row sail y>>> a 34-year-old woms she is dying of leukemia claims that her dream trip to hawaii turned into a kind of tsa nightmare when she says agents at seattle, tacoma airport, ins
many demonstrate against the taliban. the shooting has brought new focus to malala situation, the fight for education. >> there can be nothing more cowardly. her story has captured the world's attention. >> yesterday's attack reminds us of the challenge the girls face, whether it is poverty or marginalization, or even violence, just for speaking out for basic rights. >> reporter: malala yousufzai may become a combined force. they vow to attack her again if she recovers....
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targeted by taliban gunmen beuse she was outspoken about ucating girls. a free speech fighter joins to us explain why she considers the realarnenoe inhiss i getting attention it deserves here. new concerns 10s of thousands of american workers can find themselves without full-time work in the presidt is reelected nohat m anonri din thmp from full time to part time status. a house hearing underway on the murder of four americans in libya. who made the decision to cut security at the consulate in benghazi and i cir te celph peters will join us with the latest on that hearing ahead. >> when i was in libya a good part of the d day, never once did a person menon a video. dendm pdef the united states. from the secretary of state and the ambassador to the united nations, how they can justify that this video caused this attack. it was a terrorist attack. oh no,ot aigrae no y .. ye i ada y .. ye t iss new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. mom
targeted by taliban gunmen beuse she was outspoken about ucating girls. a free speech fighter joins to us explain why she considers the realarnenoe inhiss i getting attention it deserves here. new concerns 10s of thousands of american workers can find themselves without full-time work in the presidt is reelected nohat m anonri din thmp from full time to part time status. a house hearing underway on the murder of four americans in libya. who made the decision to cut security at the consulate in...
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in her diary, translated and published by the bbc, she described life under taliban rule. i was afraid going to school, she wrote, because the taliban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending school. she went anyway. inspiring others to do the same. her diary was nominated for the international children's peace prize. >> coming from a child, it's innocent, it's honest, it's open, and i think that's what was so threatening. >> reporter: tonight malawa remains in critical condition at a military hospital at this hour. doctors believe she will survive, but some are expressing concern that she may have trouble speaking again. brian? >> amna nawaz, our pakistan based correspondent, thanks for the reporting on this awful story. >>> still ahead for us as we continue, the difficult conversation millions of families across america have to have. and it has to do with taking away the car keys. >>> and later, some good news for a change. the incredible comeback in one of the most beautiful spots in our country. hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentur
in her diary, translated and published by the bbc, she described life under taliban rule. i was afraid going to school, she wrote, because the taliban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending school. she went anyway. inspiring others to do the same. her diary was nominated for the international children's peace prize. >> coming from a child, it's innocent, it's honest, it's open, and i think that's what was so threatening. >> reporter: tonight malawa remains in critical...
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the taliban have already claimed they plotted the attack. the police say still no hard evidence who pulled the trigger. on friday, the outpouring of support continued with a message from the prime minister. and vigils across the country. pakistanis young and old praying for malala, a 14-year-old human rights activist whose legend rose by the day. >> she, a little child, gives older people hope and inspiration and sanity and brings us back from depression and dejection. >> reporter: a top government official says in the coming days, doctors will be keeping a close eye on the swelling in malala's brain, swelling after brain surgery a big concern. of course the brain is closed in a hard casing. the skull, unlike other parts of the body. the swelling doesn't have anywhere to go. that's why doctors say they'll keep a close eye on it. much of this nation, much of the world keeping a close eye on malala's health as well. >>> nick christoph has also been following malala's story. he wrote a piece about malala called "her crime was loving schools." h
the taliban have already claimed they plotted the attack. the police say still no hard evidence who pulled the trigger. on friday, the outpouring of support continued with a message from the prime minister. and vigils across the country. pakistanis young and old praying for malala, a 14-year-old human rights activist whose legend rose by the day. >> she, a little child, gives older people hope and inspiration and sanity and brings us back from depression and dejection. >> reporter:...
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. >>> and the news about the young girl who was targeted by the taliban for speaking her mind continues to grip not only pakistan but the entire world. we have an update on her condition tonight, from all of it, from nbc's amna nawaz. she has been covering the story for us since the start. >> reporter: good evening, brian. malala yousufzai is in the hospital still, but still, she is inspiring the world to act. we have seen shock and outrage since the attack, thousands coming across the country to protest the taliban attack, show their support for malala yousufzai. last night, in fact, a group of clerics came together to issue a religious condemnation against the attackers, saying that what they did was not islamic, that it crossed the boundaries of islamic law, officials say they are closing in on the attackers in an overnight raid. three men were arrested, they said they were involved in the attack. but tonight, her condition can be described as satisfactory by a spokesperson. meanwhile, the world is just waiting for her to wake up. >>> amna nawaz, who continues to cover the story for
. >>> and the news about the young girl who was targeted by the taliban for speaking her mind continues to grip not only pakistan but the entire world. we have an update on her condition tonight, from all of it, from nbc's amna nawaz. she has been covering the story for us since the start. >> reporter: good evening, brian. malala yousufzai is in the hospital still, but still, she is inspiring the world to act. we have seen shock and outrage since the attack, thousands coming...
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meanwhile, across pakistan, people continue to take to streets to condemn the taliban attack and support malala yousufzai. one demonstrator said if they kill her, ten more will come forward. >> thank you. >>> a sad update from the gulf of mexico tonight, the coast guard confirmed an oil slick there is consistent with oil from the deep water horizon well, the source of the worst oil disaster in u.s. history. experts are not sure exactly where this sheen is coming from. bp says it is most likely residual oil that was used to plug it in the past. we're told the oil does not pose a risk to the shore, but it is something we have been told before. up next here, as the broadcast continues our nbc news investigation, is the government trying to downplay the danger along the u.s.-mexico border. >>> and later, the rescue of a very big baby in an extraordinary journey home tonight. vocatio>>> we're back now with investigation, part of our ongoing series of reports on the violent drug war next door, along the mexican border. the recent friendly-fire death of a u.s. border patrol agent in arizona has
meanwhile, across pakistan, people continue to take to streets to condemn the taliban attack and support malala yousufzai. one demonstrator said if they kill her, ten more will come forward. >> thank you. >>> a sad update from the gulf of mexico tonight, the coast guard confirmed an oil slick there is consistent with oil from the deep water horizon well, the source of the worst oil disaster in u.s. history. experts are not sure exactly where this sheen is coming from. bp says it...
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officials suspect that the target was a nearby building serving as a base for anti-taliban fighters, the explosion in the busiest time of day in the market. >>> and police in denver say somebody fired a single shot friday into an obama campaign office. no one was hurt, but people were inside the office at the time. nobody got a look at the suspect. but police say they do have a possible lead on a vehicle. >>> and republican mitt romney, mixing political rallies with debate prep this weekend. he has an event later this hour in lebanon, ohio, a few hours ago he went after president obama over the economy at a rally in portsmouth, romney spent the afternoon in a session getting ready for the tuesday's presidential debate. i want to show you something, the least used street sign in american history. show it for me, shuttle cro crossing. whoever made that sign waited a long time to use it. but you know, it sure came in handy today in los angeles. this is what we're talking about. space shuttle "endeavour," the workhorse space craft which zoomed through space 25 times making its final jour
officials suspect that the target was a nearby building serving as a base for anti-taliban fighters, the explosion in the busiest time of day in the market. >>> and police in denver say somebody fired a single shot friday into an obama campaign office. no one was hurt, but people were inside the office at the time. nobody got a look at the suspect. but police say they do have a possible lead on a vehicle. >>> and republican mitt romney, mixing political rallies with debate...
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alisyn: this is an incredible symbol of what the taliban plans to do. in fact they are willing to kill this girl to move their point. yet here at home, we are talking about big bird. not to trivialize this. this was not spoken about at the debates and we are not talking about this usually during the news cycle. why aren't our priorities more focused on what the taliban is planning to do? >> nobody wants to be called islamophobic. anyone who is brave enough to speak about radical islam and how terrorist groups are using children for air activities are being called islamophobic. p. congressman king put somali parents on the stand who testified how their children were being kidnapped by al qaeda. peter king was called an islam phone for advocating the human rights of children be protected. it's a shame that groups like amnesty international and the human rights council has refused to spotlight this issue. alisyn: is there a feeling we had hoped fingers crossed the taliban had somehow come around and we would be able to partner with them in afghanistan. the
alisyn: this is an incredible symbol of what the taliban plans to do. in fact they are willing to kill this girl to move their point. yet here at home, we are talking about big bird. not to trivialize this. this was not spoken about at the debates and we are not talking about this usually during the news cycle. why aren't our priorities more focused on what the taliban is planning to do? >> nobody wants to be called islamophobic. anyone who is brave enough to speak about radical islam and...
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. >> the taliban said it is responsible for the attack on a 14-year-old pakistani girl who spoke out against the militant. she's in critical condition this morning after doctors worked through the night to save her life. a gunman shot her yesterday on a school bus. she was wounded in the head and neck. this morning doctors removed the bullet near her. spinal cord and said her condition is improving. she began writing a blog when she was 11 about life under taliban rule and calling for girts education. th attack was criticized by the pakistani government and u.s. state department. >> directing violence at children is barbaric, cowardly and our hearts go out to her and the others who were wound as well as fair family. >> they call their activism a new chapter and said we have to finish the chapter. >> the supreme court begins rethinking affirmative action. they will hear argument whether colleges can use race when considering admissions. a white woman said she was denied admission to the university of texas because of race. nine years ago the court ruled cools can use race. >> the judg
. >> the taliban said it is responsible for the attack on a 14-year-old pakistani girl who spoke out against the militant. she's in critical condition this morning after doctors worked through the night to save her life. a gunman shot her yesterday on a school bus. she was wounded in the head and neck. this morning doctors removed the bullet near her. spinal cord and said her condition is improving. she began writing a blog when she was 11 about life under taliban rule and calling for...
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marines your mating on taliban corpses? ryan: oh, gosh, yes. your mating on taliban corpses? what we should not be apologizing for are standing up for our values. what we should not be doing is saying to the egyptian people while mubarak is cracking down on them that he's a good guy and then the next week say he ought to go. what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in our barracks, in our marine -- we need marines in benghazi when the commander on the ground says we need more forces for security. there were requests for extra security. those requests were not honored. look, this was the anniversary of 9/11. it was libya, a country we knew we had al-qaeda cells there as we know al-qaeda and its affiliates are on the rise in northern africa, and we did not give our ambassador in benghazi a marine detachment? of course there's an investigation so we can make sure that this never happens again, but when it comes to speaking up for our values, we should not apologize for those. here's the problem. look at all the various issues out there, and it'
marines your mating on taliban corpses? ryan: oh, gosh, yes. your mating on taliban corpses? what we should not be apologizing for are standing up for our values. what we should not be doing is saying to the egyptian people while mubarak is cracking down on them that he's a good guy and then the next week say he ought to go. what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in our barracks, in our marine -- we need marines in benghazi when the commander on the ground...
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. >>> we have an update this morning on that 14-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban for blogging. the senior neurosurgeon tells nbc news the girl was operated on today but remains in critical condition. however, he is optimistic about her recovery. she was air lifted to a military hospital after being attacked while on a school bus in the swat valley. in washington the state department joined in the outrage. >> directing violence at children is barbaric, it's cowardly and our hearts go out to her and the others who were wounded as well as their families. >>> now to al qaeda in iraq. the terrorist group is rebuilding after last year. al qaeda has stepped up training camps in the western dessert and has increased the full of attacks in iraq in the last few months. most of the militant fighters are thought to be former prisoners who were either released by iraqi officials or escaped from jail >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. we're going to begin with an incredibly scary attack in a pittsburgh alley. a popular teacher wa
. >>> we have an update this morning on that 14-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban for blogging. the senior neurosurgeon tells nbc news the girl was operated on today but remains in critical condition. however, he is optimistic about her recovery. she was air lifted to a military hospital after being attacked while on a school bus in the swat valley. in washington the state department joined in the outrage. >> directing violence at children is barbaric, it's...